Varieties of Biography Conference 2012

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Created on Thursday, 29 March 2012 14:27

Last Updated on Friday, 30 March 2012 11:13

Published on Thursday, 29 March 2012 14:27

Written by Brad Balfour

Varieties of Biography is an all-day conference presented by the Leon Levy Center for Biography at the CUNY Graduate Center on March 29, 2012.

It features 15 eminent biographers including:

• Sylvia Nasar
• Debby Applegate
• Brad Gooch
• John Matteson

Novelist E. L. Doctorow is a lead speaker and it also will present graphic artists such as underground comics innovator Kim Deitch and graphic artists

• Lauren Redniss
• Miriam Katin
• Ariel Schrag
• Matt Madden

Lectures and panel discussions will cover topics ranging from ancient biography to the uses of biography in contemporary fiction.

 The full roster of eminent biographers includes:

• Gary Giddins
• Neil Baldwin
• David Evanier
• Margo Jefferson
• James Kaplan
• Nancy Milford
• James Miller
• James Romm
• Amanda Vaill
• Katharina Volk
• Geoffrey Wolff 

The conference will run from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

All events are free and open to the public.

Reservations are not required, and seating will be first-come, first-served. 

For full schedule, visit: http://leonlevycenterforbiography.org/

Varieties of Biography
March 29, 2012 

the Leon Levy Center for Biography
CUNY Graduate Center
New York, NY

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